faith: noun1.confidence or trust in a person or thing2.belief that is not based on proof3.belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion

hope: noun1.the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best

I guess I always thought hopewas something that just involved me and was thus less than spiritual????

and faithwas something that involved God and meand was something more to be desired....and harder.

but I was wrong.

I suppose this is a case of hearing something so often that you don't really hear it.

Obviously He didn't write these in order of importance....unless it was ascending order....because the greatest of these is love...but whichever may be the second most important, the amazing thing to me is that faith and hope are both in there.I realize that all of you are probably wondering why I didn't realize this before, thus it seems a little elementary, but I just always thought that 'faith' was in the bible and 'hope' was in our heads. That faith was biblical and hope was secular.

but I was wrong.

Hope is NOT a secular concept...the definitions of hope that most people have given are secular. Hope, especially when used in the Bible (Heb 3:6) means a confident expectation.

When it comes to God, you don't just hope something might happen. You eagerly and patiently and earnestly and steadfastly expect that it will.

Faith is a trust...a reliance on.The word faith is used in the sense of trust, whereas the word hope is used in the sense of anticipation.Faith is what giveshope. You have hope because you have faith.

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Y'all is a much loved southern word. So when we use this expression talking to you, we are giving you all our excitement, wonder, love and just our plain ole' strictly personal opinion. So, for this time, You are our treasured friend, standing at our front door, and we love that you are here. So welcome to our madcap world.